1948 Cleveland Indians

1948 Cleveland Indians / Franchise: Cleveland Guardians / BR Team Page Record: 97-58, Finished 1st in American League (1948 AL)

Clinched Pennant: October 4, 1948, At Boston Red Sox

World Series Champs

Managed by Lou Boudreau

Coaches: Mel Harder, Bill McKechnie, Ski Melillo, Max Patkin, Jackie Price, Muddy Ruel and George Susce

Ballpark: Cleveland Stadium

Awards and Honors

• All-Stars: Lou Boudreau, Bob Feller, Joe Gordon, Ken Keltner and Bob Lemon
• AL MVP: Lou Boudreau

Standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
Cleveland Indians	97	58	.626	--
Boston Red Sox	96	59	.619	1
New York Yankees	94	60	.610	2.5
Philadelphia Athletics	84	70	.545	12.5
Detroit Tigers	78	76	.506	18.5
St. Louis Browns	59	94	.386	37
Washington Senators	56	97	.366	40
Chicago White Sox	51	101	.336	44.5

World Series

Game	Score	Date	Attendance
1	Boston 1, Cleveland 0	October 6	40,135
2	Cleveland 4, Boston 1	October 7	39,633
3	Cleveland 2, Boston 0	October 8	70,306
4	Cleveland 2, Boston 1	October 9	81,897
5	Boston 11, Cleveland 5	October 10	86,288
6	Cleveland 4, Boston 3	October 11	40,103

Further Reading

• Associated Press: "Indians Win American League Flag, Beating Red Sox in Play-Off, 8-3", New York Times, October 5, 1948
• Luke Epplin: Our Team: The Epic Story of Four Men and the World Series That Changed Baseball, Flatiron Books, New York, NY, 2021. ISBN 9781250313799
• Lew Freedman: A Summer to Remember: Bill Veeck, Lou Boudreau, Bob Feller, and the 1948 Cleveland Indians, Sports Publishing LLC, New York, NY, 2014. ISBN 978-1613216477
• Joe Posnanski: "Satchel Paige's AL debut was pitching magic: Negro Leagues legend threw back-to-back shutouts at age 42 (at least)", mlb.com, February 27, 2022. [1]
• John G. Robertson and Carl T. Madden: World Series ’48: The Cleveland Indians and Boston Braves in Six Games, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2023. ISBN 978-1-4766-8990-6

See Also

• The Kid from Cleveland

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